Honduras Daily by Location

Carnival Corporation has introduced LNG refueling capability in Latin America and the Western Caribbean by refueling the Carnival Jubilee at Isla Tropicale in Roatán, supporting the company's decarbonization strategy while officials say it strengthens Honduras's role in regional maritime energy.

Five National Police officers were killed in a violent ambush at a house in Corinto belonging to a leader of a criminal organization linked to the Jalisco Nueva Generación cartel; investigators say about 150 gang members participated in the attack.

The National Police began vetting 780 officers for the new Anti-Extortion and Terrorist Associations Division (Daet), which replaces the disbanded Dipampco unit and will focus on extortion, criminal networks, and organized-crime operations.

Honduras's banking regulator is hosting a free webinar on June 4 about managing the traditional year-end bonus (catorceavo) wisely and building healthy financial habits.

Honduras is hosting the Third Ibero-American Tourism Forum, bringing together regional representatives to promote tourism cooperation, share experiences, and develop tourism as an economic driver.

The Third Ibero-American Tourism Forum opens in Copán Ruinas in two days, bringing together sector leaders to share ideas aimed at driving tourism growth and business innovation across the Ibero-American region.

Honduras's national weather service forecasts light to moderate rainfall continuing across the southwestern and western regions of the country.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center is tracking two low-pressure systems in the eastern Pacific; one near Mexico and Guatemala has a 20% chance of becoming a cyclone in seven days, while a second southwest of Baja California has a 90% probability of developing into a tropical depression by midweek, though Copeco says neither currently poses direct danger to Honduras.

Six footballers were struck by lightning during a match in Santa Rosa de Copán on May 30, but all received immediate medical attention and are reported out of danger, though some temporarily lost hearing.

Congress is advancing a reform of Honduras's electricity sector that would reduce technical and non-technical losses—now running at 38% of the system, or about 1.3 billion lempiras monthly—and strengthen regulatory oversight to improve efficiency and financial sustainability.

Honduras's state power utility ENEE will cut electricity in parts of the Santa Rosa de Copán and Puerto Cortés areas on Tuesday, June 2, for preventive maintenance, vegetation control, and infrastructure repairs on distribution lines.

A court found 11 former Dipampco agents guilty of kidnapping, robbery, and planting weapons and drugs on a Filipino citizen during an illegal 2023 raid in Villanueva, Cortés.

The National Police announced that approximately 90% of officers from the disbanded anti-gang unit Dipampco will not transfer to the new Anti-Extortion and Terrorist Associations Division (DAET), which requires specialized training and certified personnel, with the remainder potentially reassigned elsewhere.

Psychologists warn that online betting addiction is growing among minors in Honduras, driven by constant mobile phone use and aggressive advertising, and call for stronger regulation to protect children from digital gambling platforms.

Honduras's Infrastructure Secretariat is reconstructing 860 meters of embankment along the Canal Marimba in San Manuel, Cortés, to protect the community and local agricultural production from seasonal flooding.

A formal dialogue table between the Honduran government and grassroots teachers' unions has been established, aimed at reaching agreements on public education and teachers' working conditions.

Seven people were killed and 37 traffic accidents reported across Honduras over the weekend, according to César Aguilar of the national traffic authority (DNVT).

Honduras's Infrastructure Ministry is carrying out pothole repairs on the Ticamaya highway linking San Pedro Sula and Choloma, with the stated goals of improving safety and traffic flow.

Hospital Escuela spokesperson Said Norales says nine in ten inpatients at the Tegucigalpa public hospital are there due to traffic accidents.

A tropical wave is expected to enter Honduran territory on Tuesday and last 12 to 24 hours, according to Cenaos director Francisco Argeñal.

SITRAINA, the teachers' union, is requesting a 2,500-lempira (approximately $100) monthly salary increase, citing the rising cost of living.

Honduras's Education Ministry ordered all public and private schools nationwide to resume regular class schedules beginning June 1, after weeks of shortened hours due to high temperatures; improved air quality from recent rains prompted the decision.

Honduran National Police seized a marijuana plantation during a raid in Guaimaca, Francisco Morazán, according to police.

More than 120 National Police officers took part in a saturation operation in Chamelecón, San Pedro Sula, aimed at curbing crime and strengthening security in the area.

Police arrested a man known as 'Cabeza de Toro,' a suspected member of the gang 'El Combo Que No Se Deja,' in the El Bosque neighborhood of Tegucigalpa, seizing 80 packets of alleged crack, marijuana, and cocaine along with a prohibited rifle.

Retired General Roosevelt Hernández, former chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the Attorney General's investigation into the flawed March 2025 primary elections is diverting attention from a surge in massacres that has left roughly 1,000 Hondurans dead so far this year.

The Education Ministry announced that all public and private schools will resume regular class schedules starting Monday, June 1, after recent rains improved air quality and ended weeks of shortened school days.

The Health Ministry graduated 94 nursing assistants from the 2024–2026 academic program, adding trained staff to the public health workforce.

Finance Minister Emilio Hernández Hércules confirmed the government has agreed to raise teacher salaries with a wage adjustment effective September 2026, a second increase in January 2027, and retroactive compensation for the interim period.

Honduras's Liga Contra el Cáncer detected 218 skin cancer cases in the past year, including two early-stage melanomas, as dermatologists urge the public to seek immediate evaluation for any mole or lesion that changes size, color, or causes itching or pain.